Lubricant-conduit



CHARLES H. NEJQUTON', OF PLAINVILL, CONNECTICUT.

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new and useful Improvements in Lubricant- Conduite, ot which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to a novel form ot lubricant conduit particularly adapted for adjustment upon the engines of Buick autemobiles. or cars of a. similar type, so as tol facilitate the introduction of the lubricating oil into the crank case of the engine; and my improvements are directed to so constructing; the conduit that it shall be adapted to be readily attached t0 and detached from the mechanism of the engine without injury thereto, or the necessity of structural changes or alterations therein, and without interfering with the operative parts of the envine. i

n the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of elements ot' a Buick automobile engine in which the intake'manitold is between the cylinder` and the exhaust manifold, with. my improved lubricant conduit secured in position by the manifold stay bolts; Fig. 2 is a' similar view et another type or" Buick engine wherein the exhaust manifold is above the intake manifold, the lubricant conduit being secured in a difierent position by the stay bolts; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View ot the intake tor the conduit.

Similar reference numerals designate similar parts in all the ligures.

A box-like intake l. is provided with a cover 2, hinged as at 3 to a suitable llangre #t and provided at its other end with a slotted nose 5 adapted to engage a spring detent G which is secured to the adjacent end oi the intake-box l.

The bottom of the box 1 is extended at one end into a slielic 7; and a slotted Sangre 8 the mouth ot The slots in ed to register wi i bolts il., il; so tn'- are slacked of, t'n l Specieetinm of Letters Patent.

Patenten nuff s, aaai. me. serial no. 382,973.

cured in place by settingl up the nuts against them.

The tube 8 is of a suitable lengthto reach.A

down from the boi: l to the intake pipe 13 which leads into the crank case of the'en-y gine,as 1s well understood by those familiar with cars of this type; and the end of the tube 8 is inserted in the pipe 13, and, preferably, a flanged sleeve 14 is placed around the top ot the pipe, snugly embracing the tube 8, so as to make a' airly'close joint which will exclude dust and dirt trom the pipe i3.

lt will be observed` that the construction of the intake-box l permits it to be applied to either of the types of carefshown in the drawings. Thus; in Fie. l, where theeahaust manifold does not interfere, the box is faced inwardly with its bottom restingover the anchor 15; While, in Fig. 2, where the exhaust manifold is above the intake manifold, the box l is turned around so as te sit out and away from the exhaust manifold. This reversibility of the intake-box 1 is a very desirable feature in its practical use as it makes it unnecessary for the manufacturer or dealer to carry two types oi the attach ments for the two dini-arenty styles of Buick engines above mentioned. I wish. it to fue understood that'details ofk my device may be modified, as by the use of mechanical equivalents, and the like, with.- out departing 'from the spirit of my ini/enn tion as claimed.

Having thus described. intention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters latent of the United States is:

i. A lubricant conduit for auteniebilefenglues, embodying an intake bei; provided with integral means for detachahiy :aching it to the engine above the era ...isz throng-l. the medium of the standart maniield stay bolts of the eng-ine, in comb with a ieirible pipe adanted to exten s1 said in-` taire member to the the cui embodyingV int. te bor; previded 1i integral met is censisunf fr? down wardly deflected for tacnably attaehing: it to the engine above n crank case thi'. ugh the medium of the sta dard mani stay bolts of the engine, in cernliination th a iiexible pipe adapt-eil te extend from sai,- intake member te the oil intake pipe in crank case.

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i5. A ubricant conduit for auomobile 9ngnes, embodying an intake member provlde with means consng of a plmzty of downwiidly deieced, integral azxges 'for Cemchgines, embodying an intake box p'ovle fiel-:ibis pipe adapten.

bake member he oil intake pipe .im the crank case.

5., A umfmnm; condur;q ior automoble en- -CHARLES l. NEW'TN. 

